EDUC 5281: Advanced Practices for Teaching Literature and Writing at the Secondary Level
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EDUC 5280 Course Description: This course will explore adolescent literature and the variety of formats in which it exists. Attention will be given to understanding how students comprehend content material and to the socio-cultural influences on reading, reading/writing relationships, and assessment of content reading. Ways to teach students to critically read and create media will be discussed. Research on writing will be reviewed and methods of teaching writing for and models for responding to and evaluating student writing will be explored...